"Cloud-Delivered Malware Attacks Almost Tripled in 2022"

In 2022, the number of cloud apps used to distribute malware nearly tripled, as users were confronted with an increasingly malicious cyber threat landscape. According to research from Netskope, over 400 different cloud apps were employed to target users with malware during the year, with OneDrive being the most often abused tool by threat actors. The company warned that this surge represents a growing trend in cloud security threats. According to Netskope, the number of users uploading content to the cloud increased significantly in 2022, providing attackers with a larger pool of potential targets. Attackers perceive cloud apps as a perfect location for harboring malware and causing harm. OneDrive made up almost 25 percent of global user uploads, while Google Gmail and Microsoft SharePoint observed increases of 7 percent and 5 percent, respectively. The analysis discovered that OneDrive accounted for 30 percent of all cloud-based malware distribution, while threat actors also used Weebly and GitHub to spread malicious files. Another finding from the Cloud Threat Report showed the increasing prevalence of cloud-delivered malware versus web-based threats. In 2022, cloud apps were responsible for 48 percent of malware distribution, a 10 percent rise from the previous year, and this trend is projected to continue. As a result of the widespread move to remote and hybrid operations due to the pandemic, this trend has been amplified by the growing reliance on cloud apps and infrastructure across various industries. This article continues to discuss the rise in Cloud-delivered malware attacks. 

ITPro reports "Cloud-Delivered Malware Attacks Almost Tripled in 2022"